Clamp for fence-wires.



PATENTED AUG. 6

I S. F. WEBB. CLAMP FOR FENGE WIRES. I

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APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 12, 1907.

29i wanes SAMUEL F. WEBB, OF CHARLESTON, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY.

CLAMP FOR FENCE-WIRES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 6, 1 907.

Application filed March 12, 1907. Serial No. 361,998. I

To'all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL F. WEBB, a citizen of the United States,residing at Charleston, in the county of Woodward and Territory ofOklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clampsfor Fence-Wires, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to an improved means for securing fencewires to the upright supports or posts, and consists essentially of anovel form of clamp which is peculiarly designed so as to be readilyapplied to the post, easily adjusted to any desired vertical positionthereon, and so as to rigidly clamp the wire in the required position.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof andalso to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the meansfor effecting the result, reference is to be had to the followingdescription and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a portion of a wire fence showing theapplication of the invention; Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional viewthrough a fence post having one of the wire clamps applied thereto; Fig.3 is a detail perspective view of the preferred form of clamp; Fig. 4 isa side View of a portion of a post having one of the clamps appliedthereto; Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view showing a modification;and,

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the clamp employed in connection withcorner posts.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

The invention may be employed in connection with any suitable type offence post such as that indicated at 1, which is formed of angle ironand has the lower end thereof which is designed to be embedded in theground, provided with any approved form of anchoring means.

In general, the wire clamp embodying the present invention comprises apair of approximately parallel arms 2 and 3, the arm 2 fitting againstthe outer face of one side of the post, while the arm 3 fits against theedge of the opposite leg of the angle iron constituting the post, theextremities ofthe two arms projecting outwardly beyond one side of thepost and being connected by a fastening member such as the bolt 4. Aplate 5 engaging with the bolt 4 cooperates with the long arm 2 of theclip to engage the fence wire 6 and clamp the same rigidly in therequired position. In the specific construction of the clamping plate 5,it will be observed that the same is formed along its oppositelongitudinal edges with the inwardly ex- Fig. 2 the inner ends of thelong arm 2 and short arm 3 of the clip are connected by an integraldiagonal portion 8 which spans the space between the outer edges of thetwo legs of the angle iron of the fence post. With this construction itwill be readily apparent that when the fastening member or bolt 4 isdisplaced, the clamping plate 5 will fall out of position and releasethe fence wire 6 and the clip itself-can be readily removed laterallyfrom the post 1. It will further be apparent that by loosening the bolt4, the arms 2 and 3 of the clip will be loosened in such a manner as toenable the clip to be moved longitudinally upon the fence post andadjusted to any desired position thereupon.

A modification is shown in Fig. 5 in which the long arm 2 has the rearend thereof provided with a hook member 9 embracing one of the legs ofthe angle iron, while the inner end of the short arm 3 is provided witha lateral extension 10 fitting against the inner face of the oppositeleg of the angle iron and engaging the inner extremity of the hookmember 9 in such a manner thatthe clip is held rigidly in.engagementwith the fence post 1, when the bolt 4 has been tightened.

In connection with the corner posts, it is designed to employ blocks 11fitting between the two legs of the angle iron and preferably having anapproximately rectangular formation as shown in Fig. 6. Diagonallyopposite corner portions of the blocks 11 are formed with sideextensions 12 which project over the edges of the post, and the outerfaces of the blocks 11 are formed with the grooves 13. In employingthese blocks 11 upon a corner post, the fence wire 6 is wrapped aroundthe post and is received within the grooves 13 whereby it is effectivelyheld against vertical displacement.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is: 1

1. lhe combination of a post; a clip applied to the pest and comprisinga pair of approximately parallel arms litting against opposite sidesthereof and projecting beyond a side, a fastening member connecting theprojecting ends of the arms, and a clamping plate engaged by thefZLIiLOfling; member and cooperating with one of the before mentionedarms to form a wire clamp.

2. The combination of a post, a clip applied to the post and comprisinga pair of approximately parallel arms fitting against opposite sides ofthe post and projecting beyond one side thereof, a fastening memberconnecting the projecting ends of the arms, and a clamping plate engagedby the fastening member and coiiperating with one of the beforementioned arms to form a wire clamp, the said clamping plate beingformed with outwardly extending flanges embracing the said arms.

3. The combination of a post, a clip embracing the post.

and formed with a pair of approximately parallel arms fitting againstopposite sides of the post and projecting beyond one side thereof, afastening member connecting the projecting ends of the arms, and aclamping plate formed with outwardly extending flanges embracing one ofthe arms, the said clamping plate engaging the fastening member andcooperating with one of the arms for the purpose specified.

4. The combination of a post formed with angularly disposed legs, an armfitting against the outer face of one of the legs and provided at oneend with a hook member engaging the edge of the leg While the oppositeend projects outwardly beyond the post, a second arm fitting against theedge'of the opposite leg of the post and provided With a lateralextension engaging the end of the before mentioned hook member, thesecond mentioned arm also projecting outwardly beyond the side of thepost, a fastening member connecting the projecting ends of the two arms,and a clamping plate engaging the fastening member and cooperating withthe first mentioned arm for the purpose specified.

5. The combination of a post, a clip applied to the post and comprisinga pair of approximately parallel arms embracing opposite sides of thepost and projecting beyond one side thereof, a fastening memberconnecting the projecting ends of the arms, and a wire clamping memberapplied to one of the said arms.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

SAMUEL F. WEBB. [L. s.-]

Witnesses M. T. Gonon'rn, .T. 'l. FOSTER.

